Please join Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella and MHSA member agency Our Father’s House for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at 42 West Street, Leominster, MA. The event will celebrate a new Sober House for Men, strengthening personal recovery. No RSVP is required. Please contact Ginnie Pittman at 978-345-2256 x 300 or…
MHSA member agency Justice Resource Institute (JRI) is hosting a conference on Wednesday, October 19, 2016: Beyond the Basics: Advancing Care for LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults. You are invited to join JRI Health and JRI’s Institute for Research Inquiry (IRIE) for an exploration of how we can collectively advance the care of LGBTQ+ youth…
Old South Church in Boston will host the Boston premiere of Street Requiem on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at 7 p.m., as well as several events leading up to the premiere. Please see the following letter from Harry Lyn Huff, Minister of Music, Old South Church in Boston, outlining these upcoming events: Dear friends, I am writing now to apprise you…
Today, we continue our blog series, Medical Research on Health and Housing, which analyzes and summarizes current medical literature exploring the multiple links between health and housing. For this post, Haiyan Huang and Jenny Liang have worked with MHSA Advisory Council Member Dan Dworkis, MD-PhD, to analyze research about the connection between people who are experiencing homelessness and their quality…
MHSA has released the Summer 2016 edition of The North Star! Inside this edition: MHSA Celebrates 13th Annual Spring Fundraising Event Pay for Success Initiative Places Over 250 Individuals in Housing During First Year Message from the Executive Director: Building the Foundation for Our “Castle in the Air” Robert’s Story: “There’s Nothing Better Than My…
Pictured above: Pamela Driscoll; Steven Kadish, Chief of Staff, Executive Office of the Governor; Timothy Driscoll of the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC); family of Ed O’Neil; Jennifer Reed, daughter of Canon Brian S. Kelley; and former New England Patriot Jerod Mayo, Optum Senior Vice President, Business Development.Photo credit: David Fox Photographer. MHSA honored Secretary Marylou Sudders, Executive Office of Health…